Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a well recognized cause of excessive sleepiness;
however, the relation of sleepiness to mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), which affects …

Associations between sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease (CVD) may
be mediated by higher cardiovascular risk factor levels in those with sleep-disordered …

Objective: To determine the relationship between sleep-disordered breathing and self-
reported general health status. Design: Cross sectional, population-based study of general …

Abstract Study Objectives: To quantify and identify the determinants of the 5-year change in
the respiratory disturbance index (RDI). Design: Longitudinal cohort study (Cleveland Family …

With many epidemiologic studies made to establish the prevalence of sleep-disordered
breathing (SDB) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in Western countries, no …

Epidemiology is a research method with a unique population focus for investigating the
distribution and determinants of disease. In sleep disordered breathing (SDB) research …

Objective: The current study was designed to determine whether, with increasing age, sleep
apnea improves, becomes worse, or stays the same. Background: There is a high …

Based on data obtained from the Tucson Epidemiologic Study of Chronic Lung Disease that
included body weight, questionnaire responses, and spirometry, we found that among …

Objective: Obesity is an important etiologic factor in sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB), but
the extent to which changes in obesity across adult life contribute independently to SDB in …

ACCUMULATING EVIDENCE OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS HAS LINKED SLEEP-
DISORDERED BREATHING TO EXCESS MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. Not surprisingly …